Cicely Chen, MD

Cicely Chen, M.D., provides comprehensive health care for women of all ages and has a passion for patient education and community health. As an OB/GYN, Dr. Chen appreciates the opportunity to bond with her patients and care for them through some of their most significant life events – from adolescence to motherhood and through menopause and beyond. “Establishing meaningful, long-term relationships is, for me, an indispensable part of a fulfilling medical career, and the idea of growing older together with my patients really appeals to me,” Chen explains.

Dr. Chen has a special interest in family planning and adolescent health and education. “One of the privileges of being an OB/GYN is helping a woman plan her fertility – both to achieve the family she wants and to avoid unintended pregnancies,” she says. In addition to obstetrics and family planning, she has received extensive training in gynecologic and pelvic surgery, including in minimally-invasive laparoscopic procedures.

Dr. Chen received her bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and her master’s degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, and completed residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City.

In her spare time, Dr. Chen is an avid gardener and cook, and enjoys traveling, scuba diving, dancing, and playing the harp and piano. She lives in Sonora with her husband and two young children.